Brouwerij Het Anker

Commercial Brewery in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Brouwerij Huyghe
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1872

Contact
Guido Gezellenlaan 49, Mechelen, 2800, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Brouwerij Het Anker owns 1 brewery:
Description
Brewery Het Anker is one of the oldest breweries in Belgium (1471). In its current form the brewery exists since 1872 when the Van Breedam family bought the brewery and built a modern brewery with a steam boiler. Nowadays it is still a family brewery that has been brewing beer in the Groot Begijnhof in Mechelen for 5 generations. Over the years, Het Anker grew into an internationally acclaimed brewery. The old recipes are still the basis of the brewing process and a variety of hops and herbs flavor the beers.

The brewhouse consists of three kettles from 1946 and a wort filter from 2014. The kettles are made of red copper and are “hammered” by hand into the existing shapes. The capacity is 3000 kg deposit. In the past, brews of 250 to 300 hl of lager were produced with this. Today we brew 110 hl per brew since the current beers are of a much higher density.

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6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours a hazy yellow/golden with a big white head. Typical Belgian Ale aroma of yeast, pale malt, citrus fruits, spices. Taste is a bit lemony. Unremarkable but tasty beer.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a deep copper/brown with a big beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts, brown sugar, spicy yeast, raisins, toffee, ripe dark fruits. Flavour is sweet, bit sugary. Body is above medium. Very refined and classic Belgian Strong Ale, a prime example of the style.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:19


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Aroma of malts, citrus, ripe fruits, yeast, spices. Flavour is pretty sweet, quite spicy, with a light bitter finish. Very nice Tripel.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:18


4.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 14

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso viene attratto da caffè, cioccolato, marron glacé, tabacco e affumicato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera molto elevata ed elegante e il modo in cui permane è pregevole. Il cappello di schiuma marrone chiaro ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il colore è ambrato rossiccio carico tendente marrone. Il corpo è strutturato ma duttile e multidimensionale. L'amaro è contenuto. La forza gustativa è molto elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pericolosa beverinità. Il retrogusto è intenso. L'aroma in bocca porta i segni di miele, frutta secca, pane cotto di recente, pino, agrumi e frutta passita.

Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:40


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Aroma of malts, some caramel, some fruits, spices. Flavour is malty caramel, light fruity and herbal. Decent, but probably my least favourite Gouden Carolus.

Tried on 16 Feb 2025 at 14:15


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Aroma of malt, caramel, plum, sweet fruits, hint of chocolate, candy sugar, spicy notes, raisins. Flavour is quite sweet, a bit too syrupy for me. Thick and full bodied. Nice ’dessert beer’.

Tried from Can on 16 Feb 2025 at 13:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Refrigerated 330 ml brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear red with white head. Aroma is raspberry, medium body, and little lacing. Taste is raspberry.

Tried from Bottle at The Pub - Nizuc - Moon Palace on 15 Feb 2025 at 02:48


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Aroma of bready malt, yeast, sugary notes, ripe fruits, spicy notes. Flavour is moderate sweet. Not impressed with this one.

Tried on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:04


3.5
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 14

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso resta attratto dal frumento. L'intensità olfattiva è elevata e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il mantello birroso superiore è caratterizzato da una schiuma dalla buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di consistenza limpida. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è elevata e si prolunga in modo sufficiente. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pronta beva. Il retrogusto è di decente intensità. In bocca l'aroma è quello di miele, frumento, frutta secca, un accenno di resinoso, agrumi e arancia.

Tried on 12 Feb 2025 at 07:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at home. Aroma is floral, pale malt, straw, fruity notes, spicy notes, a bit yeasty and grassy. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a hint of sourness. Medium bodied. Surprisingly good Heller Bock.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:40